I'm not a weather pro, or even an active chaser, but I've question...
I heard one report that the Dust Bowl drought pattern of the 1930s was linked to the North Atlantic hurricane long cycle. We are currently entering an echo of that period, with more tropical storms, and moisture being pushed up the east coast or down into Mexico rather than up into the central plains. Thus, allegedly, our current drought in the southwest is an echo of the Dust Bowl drought. If so, we could expect the pattern to continue over a period of years.
Has anyone looked into tornado and other severe storm activity levels during the Dust Bowl years? Will the redirection of moisture away from the central plains mean lackluster storm chasing for several years to come?